• Extended the analytics data foundation for C2S by incorporating SAP TM logistics data (via existing S/4 CDS ingestion patterns) and Oracle OTM (via the existing Azure subscription ingestion framework, contributing to its integration towards BW/4HANA) ? following analytics domain architecture guidelines ? completing the data integration foundation required for the C2S product.
• Onboarded and led a dedicated C2S delivery team (4 developers, 2 SMEs) ? replicating the full analytics domain delivery framework (Jira task chains, phased approvals, documentation standards) directly into the C2S workstream, ensuring architectural and delivery consistency with the main program, and providing day-to-day people management and technical guidance to bring the team to full productivity rapidly.
• Bridged Finance and Supply Chain business requirements with SAP delivery teams ? leveraging supply chain process knowledge to engage as a peer with business stakeholders on cost definitions and calculation logic, and guiding new SME team members on how to navigate complex business and technical requirements ? ensuring business intent was accurately translated into the analytics solution.

Client: HEINEKEN INTERNATIONAL ? Global FMCG ? ?35bn in revenue | Global S/4HANA Finance Transformation

• Led and enabled the team delivery of 19 production-ready global dashboards across all 4 Finance & Operations tracks (Record-to-Report, Market-to-Cash, Source-to-Pay and Demand-to-Warehouse) within 14 months on a greenfield implementation ? achieving first go-live in July 2024 across 2 pilot countries with a third country live within months ? enabled by a defined architecture framework and standardized Agile delivery cycles.
• Acted as design authority for SAP Data & Analytics solutions, ensuring alignment with global data platform strategy, architecture standards and business requirements across the four analytics tracks (Record-to-Report, Market-to-Cash, Source-to-Pay and Demand-to-Warehouse) within the transformation program.
• Designed and implemented a structured delivery governance framework with two parallel development cycles per dashboard ? backend data model cycle (20 Jira tasks covering data sourcing, BW/4HANA modeling, S/4 and non-SAP ingestion via Azure, testing and cutover), independently validated by SAP professionals at three QA checkpoints; and frontend visualization cycle (SAC dashboard design, navigation and data mapping) ? with T-shirt estimates as baseline and actual time tracked per task, and backend reuse across multiple dashboards where the data model already existed ? providing the planning and quality backbone that made the 19-dashboard greenfield delivery possible.
• Systematically evaluated operational reporting requirements against the standard SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics catalogue (Fiori apps) ? where a match was found and accepted by the business, coordinated activation and user assignment with the S/4 Security team, removing those requirements from the custom development backlog and saving the associated development cost and effort.
• Led onboarding, coaching and development of BW/4HANA developers and analytics team members across all levels ? from new joiners to experienced developers ? on both technical skills and ways of working, improving team productivity and delivery quality.
  

• Contributed to a regional S/4HANA transformation by defining the target analytics and Finance Consolidation architecture within the SAP ecosystem.
• Led structured tool evaluation for Finance Consolidation (SAP) Group Reporting, OneStream, Tagetik) and delivered a BW/4HANA analytics roadmap, architecture and implementation plan ? providing an actionable foundation for subsequent delivery.
• Onboarded offshore delivery teams in India, established a DevOps delivery model and completed a structured implementation plan handover ? ensuring continuity beyond the engagement.

• Led the migration of 12 countries and 3 Global Functions from individual local BW systems to a unified greenfield BW/4HANA architecture within the central platform ? enforcing SAP LSA++ best practice, naming conventions and development standards across all implementation teams (central, offshore and country-own teams) ? enabling staff rotation across local and central teams without system-specific relearning, and making operations support consistent and scalable.
• Enabled shared infrastructure capabilities across OpCos through architectural standardization ? including a shared data tiering model and a unified SAC platform ? giving each OpCo their own consumption slice of enterprise-grade capabilities that smaller OpCos could not have funded as standalone deployments, at a cost proportional to their utilization.
• Delivered integration of SAP and non-SAP data sources: SAP ERP via SLT into HANA feeding BW/4HANA (AFO) and Power BI; non-SAP ERPs (JD Edwards, Navision), B2B solutions (Virto, DDE, SEM) and Salesforce (CRM cloud) via BODS into HANA feeding Qlik and Power BI ? including a new Salesforce ingestion pattern validated through POC and adopted as a standard platform capability ? enabling consolidated enterprise reporting across Finance and Supply Chain across 31 OpCos.
• Acted as trusted advisor to OpCo and central Finance, Supply Chain and Sales leadership ? proactively identifying and resolving risks during country rollouts before they escalated, and translating platform capabilities into business value to secure local adoption across operating companies.

• Delivery lead for greenfield SAP BW on HANA implementation for the ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions business unit ? owning full stack delivery from architecture design through technical implementation across Finance, Procurement, Logistics and Project Management (LSA++ architecture), with a deliberate architectural decision to build exclusively on new BW elements to enable a clean future BW/4HANA upgrade path ? managing a flexible delivery team scaled to project requirements and delivering all milestones on time, within quality standards and budget, achieving strong recognition from the client.

Planned family sabbatical. Short engagement with Carsol Europe (FMCG): evaluated and proposed a new reporting solution including cloud vs. on-premises comparison for SAP Business One on HANA.

• Reduced month-end close time by 80% by implementing SAP SEM-BCS for Finance Consolidation, setting the foundation for 80% of BOSE worldwide Finance Consolidation.
• Achieved 99% improvement in CRM segmentation response time using SAP in-memory technology, enabling real-time campaign targeting and contributing to a 40% YOY sales increase in the dealer business through Sell-Through analytics that supported product launches and supply chain optimization.
• Grew BI adoption across Europe by 300% (active users) and 350% (passive users) by delivering analytics across Finance, Web, Retail and Dealer channels ? aligned with the corporate goal to double European revenue.
• Improved reporting response times by 80% through SAP in-memory technology; implemented Profit Center Analytics and European Budget & Forecast solution.
• Led and managed a team of 7 FTEs (onshore/offshore) ? including people management, coaching and development across all levels ? with full budget responsibility >?1M CapEx/OpEx.
• Implemented SAP LSA enterprise data warehouse architecture; delivered POC program across SAP Dashboards, Design Studio, Analysis for Office and SAP Lumira.